I. Personal/Legal, 1940-1997
- Extent:
- 5 box(es)
- Scope and content:
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The Personal/Legal series is divided by record type into six subseries: Correspondence, Manuscripts, Clippings, Speeches, Subject files, and Printed material. While some of the materials pertain to Deen's legal career, bench decisions, or personal interests (chess, genealogy, and golf) the majority of the materials document Deen's efforts to have scientific creationism taught in the Georgia public school system. The correspondence includes letters to Deen both praising and condemning his stand, clippings on scientific creationism, and Deen's writings on the topic including Animal Aggression Obsession Syndrome, One National Under God-Born Again!, and Origins, Values, and Law. Other writings by Deen include compilations of his word plays Judge's Judgments, Jottings, Joys, Journeys, Jests, Jungle Jingles, and Jabberwocky, volumes I and II, compilations of sayings by Deen's father, Braswell D. Deen Sr., Quips, Quotes, Quirks, Queries, and Quests! and a book edited by Deen, Jr. of writings of his Aunt, Annie Smith Hartman's Jingles, Jottings, Joys, and Journeys.
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